Spellbound (Ahmed Abdul-Malik album)

Spellbound is the sixth and final album by double bassist Ahmed Abdul-Malik featuring performances recorded in 1964 and originally released on the Status label.

Reception
Thom Jurek of Allmusic says, "Spellbound isn't as groundbreaking as some of Abdul-Malik's earlier work, but it doesn't need to be: by this point, he had successfully melded jazz with Middle Eastern sounds into a seamless -- if somewhat exotically textural -- whole. The band fires on all cylinders under his inspired direction, making this a fitting sendoff to him as a bandleader. Musically, he saved one of his best for last.".

Track listing

 * 1) "Spellbound" (Miklós Rózsa) – 4:57
 * 2) "Never On Sunday" (Manos Hatzidakis) – 5:13
 * 3) "Body and Soul" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton) – 7:14
 * 4) "Song of Delilah" (Victor Young, Ray Evans) – 7:02
 * 5) "Cinema Blues" (Ahmed Abdul-Malik) – 8:15

Personnel

 * Ahmed Abdul-Malik – bass
 * Ray Nance – cornet, violin
 * Seldon Powell – tenor saxophone, flute
 * Paul Neves – piano
 * Hamza Aldeen – oud
 * Walter Perkins – drums